Comment by philwelch
10 months ago
If the stoplight was suspended above the stop line it would be harder if not impossible for the driver to see it.
10 months ago
If the stoplight was suspended above the stop line it would be harder if not impossible for the driver to see it.
There's usually two - one suspended above the stop line, and one lower, on a pole on the side of the road, usually around eye level. This way both the driver in the front and drivers in the back get a clear view.
This is not a hypothetical "if", pretty much every country in Europe has traffic lights set up like this. Just take a look at Lisbon or Amsterdam in street view to see what I mean.
I’ve seen this in on-ramps but surely you can understand why duplicating traffic lights isn’t an ideal solution.